Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2012, 5:40 AM EDT for Macon County, North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2012, 5:40 AM EDT (09:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2012, 9:04 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Rabun County, GA, Macon County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ese Otto, NC | MIDDLE CREEK IS FLOODING THE MIDDLE CREEK ROAD. |
| Jul 14, 7:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Dillard, GA | SUTTON BRANCH CREEK HAS FLOODED NEVILLE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1892 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773
WGUS52 KGSP 140940
FFWGSP
GAC241-NCC113-141530-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0007.120714T0940Z-120714T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
* AT 535 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN TWO
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
DILLARD...SCALY...AND OTTO AREAS SINCE 3 AM. THE HEADWATERS OF THE
MIDDLE CREEK HAS LIKELY SEEN OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN. RADAR
TRENDS INDICATE THAT AN ADDITIONAL INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY
FALL OVER THE AREA BY 8 AM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...DILLARD...MOUNTAIN CITY AND OTTO.
MOTORIST AND PROPERTY OWNERS BETTY AND LAMB CREEKS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. THESE CREEKS MAY FLOOD BETTY CREEK
ROAD AND ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 23/441. OWEN...CARSON AND BEAVER
BRANCHES COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. IN
ADDITION...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER MAY FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS
ESPECIALLY SOUTH TRYPHOSA AND SAM CORN ROADS SOUTH OF OTTO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL
FREE NUMBER... 1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3511 8360 3514 8320 3500 8320
3484 8337 3490 8362
$$
NED3 follow-up statements
438
WGUS72 KGSP 141141
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
GAC241-NCC113-141530-
/O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120714T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN GA-MACON NC-
741 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND
NORTHERN RABUN COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...
AT 736 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL MAINLY ALONG THE RABURN AND MACON
COUNTY LINE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE AROUND ONE INCH AN HOUR.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...DILLARD...MOUNTAIN CITY AND OTTO.
THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER WAS RISING FAST AND MAY FLOOD IN LOW
LYING AREAS ESPECIALLY SOUTH TRYPHOSA AND SAM CORN ROADS. IN RABURN
COUNTY BETTY CREEK ROAD MAY ALSO BE AT BANKFULL AND OVERFLOWING IN
LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3511 8360 3514 8320 3500 8320
3484 8337 3490 8362
$$
PAT787
WGUS72 KGSP 141147 CCA
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
GAC241-NCC113-141530-
/O.COR.KGSP.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120714T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN GA-MACON NC-
741 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND
NORTHERN RABUN COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...
AT 736 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL MAINLY ALONG THE RABUN AND MACON
COUNTY LINE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE AROUND ONE INCH AN HOUR.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...DILLARD...MOUNTAIN CITY AND OTTO.
THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER WAS RISING FAST AND MAY FLOOD IN LOW
LYING AREAS ESPECIALLY SOUTH TRYPHOSA AND SAM CORN ROADS. IN RABUN
COUNTY BETTY CREEK ROAD MAY ALSO BE AT BANKFULL AND OVERFLOWING IN
LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3511 8360 3514 8320 3500 8320
3484 8337 3490 8362
$$
PAT105
WGUS72 KGSP 141304
FFSGSP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
904 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
GAC241-NCC113-141318-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120714T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RABUN GA-MACON NC-
904 AM EDT SAT JUL 14 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND
NORTHERN RABUN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND EXCESS RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE
WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO CREST...ENDING THE
FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3511 8360 3514 8320 3500 8320
3484 8337 3490 8362
$$
PATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 4:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Macon | 99 min |
| Jul 14, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 51 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.